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#1 2009-08-14 15:09:56

pythonscript
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From: Edinburgh, Scotland
Registered: 2009-07-10
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arch constantly checks file system on boot, always fails

I just installed arch linux on a dual boot with my ubuntu installation, but now, every time I boot, arch says the file system check failed and it asks me for my root password. I didn't set one, and it asks me to either enter the password, or press Ctrl+D to continue. I press the key combination, it simply reboots. I tried to check the file system manually from ubuntu, and it passed the check fine, so what do I do? I can't boot into arch. Thanks!


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#2 2009-08-14 15:15:20

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Re: arch constantly checks file system on boot, always fails

You can skip check of FS on start of your sustem just go to /etc/fstab , locate your partion and change last 1 to 0 smile.


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#3 2009-08-14 23:04:53

djszapi
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Re: arch constantly checks file system on boot, always fails

I don't think to avoid fsck checking would be the best idea, if the system decides so! Is your fstab really okay ?

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#4 2009-08-14 23:18:04

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Re: arch constantly checks file system on boot, always fails

Post the error message

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#5 2009-08-15 00:02:42

Statix
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Re: arch constantly checks file system on boot, always fails

Sounds to me like something in your /etc/fstab might be invalid.

Mount your arch partition from ubuntu and give us arch's /etc/fstab as well.


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#6 2009-08-17 15:52:02

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From: Sydney
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Re: arch constantly checks file system on boot, always fails

I have the same problem

# 
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>        <dir>         <type>    <options>          <dump> <pass>
none                   /dev/pts      devpts    defaults            0      0
none                   /dev/shm      tmpfs     defaults            0      0

#/dev/cdrom             /media/cd   auto    ro,user,noauto,unhide   0      0
#/dev/dvd               /media/dvd  auto    ro,user,noauto,unhide   0      0
#/dev/fd0               /media/fl   auto    user,noauto             0      0

/dev/sdb1 /home ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdc6 / ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdc7 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdc8 swap swap defaults 0 0

/dev/sda1 /media/1tera ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdc1 /media/windows ntfs-3g users,uid=1000,gid=100,fmask=0113,dmask=0002 0 2
# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000c28df

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1       38913   312568641   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000203804160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000f0d16

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1      121601   976760001   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0009e647

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1   *           1       13416   107763988+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdc2           13417       38913   204804622    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdc5           37639       38913    10241406   83  Linux
/dev/sdc6           13679       37638   192458668+  83  Linux
/dev/sdc7   *       13417       13442      204800   83  Linux
/dev/sdc8           13442       13678     1899682+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

Installation using 2000.08 cd gives the above layout. However, the 2009.02 cd gives in UUID in which I had no problem at all.

My temporary solution: I keep on rebooting until it can mount mad

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#7 2009-08-17 23:56:25

Profjim
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From: NYC
Registered: 2008-03-24
Posts: 658

Re: arch constantly checks file system on boot, always fails

I posted about a similar issue in this thread. Short and sweet: try adding a delay to your /etc/rc.sysinit before the fsck and see if that helps.

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